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Investors Offshore

Newsletter
14th May 2010


 

 
IO Exclusive Feature

Barbados
This feature focuses on the Caribbean island of Barbados. More famous for its beaches and as a destination for millions of tourists than as a location for offshore business, Barbados has nonetheless developed a well regulated financial services industry offering a surprisingly wide array of offshore products from banking to trusts to insurance. Whilst the island is not quite on a par with the higher profile offshore centres in the region, such as Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, for the investor, Barbados offers economic and political stability along with a number of tax and investment incentives, and close economic ties with the United States.

 
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IO News Headlines
Hedgie Plans Socially-Responsible Fund
Friday 14th May 2010
Asset manager EquityStar Capital Management plans to launch a new hedge fund that will invest some of the firm’s profits into the economies of African Nations, wherever needed most.
   
Hedge Fund Returns Continue To Climb
Thursday 13th May 2010
Hedge funds as measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index continued their upward climb in April as all Greenwich hedge fund strategy groups advanced during the month.
   
Signs Of Life Return To Dubai Real Estate
Wednesday 12th May 2010
New research by Colliers International has shown that following the Dubai real estate bubble in early 2009, office rental prices and occupancy rates have begun to recover in newly completed developments. Older more established centers, whilst exhibiting resilience, continue to be affected by oversupply and greater competition.
   
Regulators Examine Market Volatility
Tuesday 11th May 2010
Regulatory authorities in the United States are looking back at last Thursday's roller-coaster trading on the US stock markets in order to try and get to the bottom of what happened.
   
Moody's Warns Of European Bank 'Contagion'
Monday 10th May 2010
Moody’s, the credit rating agency, has warned that European banks may be caught up in the “contagion” coming out of the Greek debt crisis, and that European banking systems may be threatened if other European governments showed an inability to honour their debts.
   
 
New On The Lowtax Network
13/05 New Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv
12/05 New PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor
11/05 Bulgaria Summary PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide
10/05 Lowtax Isle of Man, annual update
07/05 Czech Republic Summary PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide
05/05 New PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor
04/05 Australia Announces Major Tax Reforms, Tax-News.com
30/04 House Prices: What Next?, Investors Offshore special featureS
27/04 Switerland's Merz Rejects Bank Tax, Tax-News.com
26/04 Lowtax Spain, major content expansion
23/04 Germany Considers Split Tax Reform, Tax-News.com
21/04 Lowtax Ireland, annual update
20/04 Lowtax Singapore, major content expansion
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